Apparatus for treating pickles



J: M, BROWNE.

FILED JAN. 3, 1919.

Jan. 9, 1923.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING PlcKLE Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

UNITED STATES rimasi f JOHN M. 'Bnownn or HOUSTON, TEXAS..`

APPARATUS ron 'rREA'rrNG Plantas.

Application lcd January 3, 1919.. Serial No. 391,451.

To all whom t may concern.' f y Be it known that JOHN M. BnowNn a citizen of the United States, residing at kHouston, in the county of 'Harris and State of Texas, has invented certain new and use'- ful Improvements inv an Apparatus for Treating Pickles, of which the following is a specification. Y f This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an apparatus and process for treating pickles. l

One object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described which has been specially designed for use in the treatment of pickles and particularly in extracting' the salty brine from L the pickles. i

Another object of the inventionrelates to a novel process of treating picklesiand preparing the same for the market.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of al simple and inexpensive apparatus for carrying out the process hereinafter described; 1

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to ya novel process and to a novel apparatus the construction and operation of which is der` scribed in this specificationandillustratedin the accompanying` drawings, wherein:

Figure l, showsa side elevation of the apparatus, and j Figure 2, shows a cross sectional view. Referring` now more particularly to the` drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the figures, the numeral l. refers 'to a cylindrical receptacle, fixed to one end of which there is the centrally located short shaft 2. This shaft is rotatable in the gear 3, which is carried by one of the supporting legs fi, Li, and the outer end of the shaft carries the band wheel 5, through which the shaft and the receptacle .fixed thereon may be rotated from a suitable motor not shown. One side of the receptacle has the door 6 which is hinged thereto, and which may besecured in closed position by means of the clamp 7.' in the usual manner. This door is provided for filling and emptyingl the receptacle. Projecting inwardly from Vthe wall of the receptacle are the lengthwise battles S of any desired width, which arespaced apart around the receptacle( Entering theother,

end of the receptaele,'there is a steam pipe 9, whose inner vend 10 is turned downwardly.

n This pipe is supported by the other leg 4, and enters the receptacle through the centrally located end bearing 11 thereof, and forms a support for the corresponding end of said receptacle.

The pickles to be treated are taken from the` salty brine and placed in the receptacle lwhich is filled with pure water and the receptacle is rthen rotated usually for a pelriod of' about twelve hours, untilthe salt v is extracted therefrom, and the receptacle is then drained of the water and again filled with pure water. Steam is then forced in through the vsteam pipe which raises the temperature of the water and the receptacle is then again rotated for a period of aboutl twelve hours. The hot steam and water causes the pickles to expand and to absorb This treatment thus increases the size of each pickley and` yfurthermore renders the pickles tender and brittle, thus improving the quality and appearance and increasing the bulk thereof.

lVhat I claim is: y

An apparatus for treating pickles including a'closed rotatably mounted cylindrical drum provided to contain brine. said drum having inwardly projecting baffles therein, a centrally located shaft fastened to one end thereof, a bearing in which said shaft rotates, a centrally loca-ted bearing carried by the other end of said drum, a support, a. stationary steam pipe carried by said support and entering the drum through said last mentioned bearing and supporting the adjacent'cnd of the drum, the inner end` of saidstea'm pipe being` turneddownwardly and terminating in close proximity to the bottom of the drum so as to discl'iarge steam into` the brine at the bottom of the drum, and .a steam tight closure forsaid drum.

In` testimony whereof hey has signed his name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

D. H. MULvni'n, HA VALTHER, 

